Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 617 · 40 questions

How to say it (One beat for each vowel sound): Say the word slowly and clap once for each beat: el – e – phant = 3. Count vowel SOUNDS, not vowel letters: “school” has one sound (oo) = 1 beat. Do not add beats: film = 1, school = 1, asked = 1.

1. 1.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) geography (b) university (c) stretch
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) university (c) water
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) world (c) international
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) pencil (c) elephant
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) curiosity (c) little
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) telephone (c) hippopotamus
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) important (c) plant
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) mango (c) school
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) garden (c) avocado
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) water (c) information
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) information (c) strength
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) understanding (c) cricket
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

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